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Monday 28 December 2015
Peyton Manning NBA Roundup:
angrily denies he
used HGH in 2011 Spurs extend home dominance and beat Nuggets
ARNIE STAPLETON San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) drives around Denver Nuggets forward 20 game of the season.
AP Pro Football Writer Kenneth Faried during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, in San Dallas’ J.J. Barea made a
ENGLEWOOD, Colorado Antonio. San Antonio won 101-86. career-high seven 3-point-
(AP) — Peyton Manning ers and finished with 26
said a report by Al Jazeera (AP Photo/Darren Abate) points, powering the Mav-
set to air Sunday that ericks to a 118-111 win
suggests he used perfor- The Associated Press Spurs, who have won all 17 quarter and were down by against Chicago.
mance-enhancing drugs SAN ANTONIO (AP) — home games this season 14 late in the third before Barea went 7-of-8 from
was “completely fabricat- San Antonio immediately to add to the final nine of completely taking over beyond the arc and con-
ed, complete trash, gar- bounced back from a rare the previous campaign. the game, going up by 20 tinued the form that saw
bage.” loss and beat Denver 101- Denver’s Nikola Jokic points early in the fourth. score a career-high 30 in
Manning angrily denied al- 86 on Saturday to extend scored 22 points on 10-for- Carmelo Anthony, return- the previous game, while
legations to ESPN on Sun- its franchise record for con- 19 shooting. ing after missing one game Zaza Pachulia contributed
day morning he used HGH secutive home wins to 26. Miami rallied in the fourth with a sprained right ankle, 17 points and 12 rebounds
in 2011 when he missed an Kawhi Leonard had 20 quarter to win 108-101 at finished with 18 points and for the Mavericks.
entire season while recov- points for the Spurs, who Orlando, with Dwyane 12 rebounds for the Knicks, Derrick Rose led the Bulls
ering from neck fusion sur- maintained their eight- Wade and Chris Bosh each who have dropped three with 25 points, including
gery. game lead atop the NBA’s scoring 24 points. straight. nine in the fourth quarter,
He denied ever using PEDs Southwest Division. Orlando led 76-69 after Boston had six players but had a key turnover
and blasted the report for The day’s other key con- three, but Wade fueled score in double figures and before getting called for
suggesting he got drugs tests were in the Eastern Miami’s rally with 12 points the Celtics won 99-93 at a 5-second violation when
that were shipped to his Conference: Miami beat in the fourth. The Heat out- Detroit. Chicago had a chance to
wife, Ashley. state and division rival scored the Magic 39-25 in Avery Bradley scored 18 tie in the final 11 seconds.
“I can’t speak for any other Orlando to move 1-1/2 the final period. points and Isaiah Thomas Charlotte’s Kemba Walker
athlete. I know what I’ve games above the Mag- Nik Vucevic led Orlando had 17 points and nine scored 11 of his 22 points in
done, I know how hard I’ve ic and stay within half a with 22 points and 10 re- assists for the Celtics, who the fourth quarter to steer
worked in my 18 years of game of leader Atlanta, bounds. hung on in a tight finish. the Hornets to a 98-92 win
playing in the NFL. There which comfortably beat Atlanta overcame a slow The Pistons were within two against Memphis.
are no shortcuts in the NFL. New York; while Boston start to win its sixth straight points when former Detroit Nicolas Batum had 20
I’ve done it the long way, used a strong team effort game, beating New York player Jonas Jerebko hit a points and 11 rebounds for
I’ve done it the hard way. to earn a victory over De- 117-98. baseline jumper with 10.7 the Hornets, who trailed 81-
And to insinuate anything troit. Paul Millsap scored 22 seconds left to seal the re- 76 early in the final period.
otherwise is a complete San Antonio’s LaMarcus Al- points and Al Horford sult. Mike Conley scored 19
and total joke, it’s defama- dridge had 12 points and added 19 for the Hawks, Pistons center Andre Drum- points for Memphis.
tion and it really ticks me nine rebounds, and Boris who trailed by 15 points mond had 22 points and Portland’s Allen Crabbe
off,” Manning told ESPN. Diaw had 16 points for the midway through the first 22 rebounds for his fifth 20- scored a career-high 26
The Broncos and Colts also points and the Trail Blazers
issued statements Sunday shut down LeBron James
morning in support of Man- to rout Cleveland 105-76.
ning. “Knowing Peyton Crabbe scored 21 in the
Manning and everything first half, helping Portland
he stands for, the Denver arrest a five-game losing
Broncos support him 100 streak. He was 4 for 6 from
percent,” the team said. 3-point range for the night.
“These are false claims C.J. McCollum had 16
made to Al Jazeera, and points for the Trail Blazers.
we don’t believe the re- James missed his first four
port.” The statement add- shots, had six points at half-
ed that “Peyton is rightfully time and didn’t play in the
outraged by the allega- fourth quarter. His 12 points
tions, which he emphati- total matched his season
cally denied to our orga- low.
nization and which have Toronto used some hot
been publicly renounced perimeter shooting to win
by the source who initially 111-90 at Milwaukee, rat-
provided them.” The Colts, tling off eight 3-pointers to
whom Manning played for take the lead late in the
from 1998-2011, issued a third quarter and then fin-
statement calling the re- ishing the match with sev-
port “utterly ridiculous.”q en straight 3s.q
